secound time for posting this one, i hope it works

i am back here again, still need to work on organizing clothes, laundry, coffee beans.i can finally take day off, tomorrow, i didn't go work right after i landed japan this time.
i had really really good time, so relaxed, surrounded by lovely people, couzy house, nice animals and of course great music too.After i came back here, i went to Aroma lecture, and started work. Needed to teach new associate from 11 days off. so much things to catch up and teaching, i guess i have more capacity of my abilities, not upset when i see something unexpected situation. oh well..
anyway, i could pass coffee beans from LADRO to Mr. Rucinski, that was good, short conversation, but i've done that! oh yeah!I also needed to be evaluate from my supervisor, it wasn't desaster, it was ok, no more worries.
I will update some photos on fricker if i can,,, wait wait... waited mover one hour to upload. well, but i thank for this technology. somehose i can't put ling in here, i will try some later. some proof so far! http://www.flickr.com/photos/24870849@N04/?saved=1 oh here it is, now i am waiting for upload actual photo on this pagee.... well , i guess it not ganna happen this time.
naoko

2 days later. wow

sad thing was happened, i bought beautiful, big orange candle in thai. i loved it very much, but it had veryvery strong aroma, i left infront of door at outside, waited until it calm down a bit.

yesterday, when i came back my room after night shift, she was there. around 10:00 am, but she was gone at 8:00 pm when i tried to take out garbage. destroied it. i saw pieces of it around road.... who did it???????


i am not at angry she is gone, i hate to feel somebody did it and not even tell me. no appology. made me feel sooooo bad.


but today, nice. i think i like people. i got hair cut near my apartment, got cool skirts, $7 each, chatting with brad on face book. what elese? no rain, no work, nostalgic music, planty of candies.i feel adult when i pay bill, $10, to buy candies. not coins. makes me happy.

makes me soo happy to think of being Olalla again, in 2 days. one thing i worry about is can i pack everyghing in my bagpack???? i got planty of things to pack........... and i haven't even pick up any clothes... i 'll figure out.

i better try new skirts now! see you very very soon.
naoko

heeey, i made another trip!

i came back from Thai a couple days ago!

this time, i didn't much adventure, i wanted to my mom try some new experiance most , i guess.

it was very fun, was secound time for me to visit bangkok, but i had tried to stay cheapest way when i was there at first time, not this time. BBBUUUUTTTT, i really love Gay show and world heritage tour :) couldn't miss it. i repeated again! it was sooooooo fun, couldn't stop laughing!

And of course, we had a great thai food everyday, i wanted to try local food( padthai or some grilled vegis at booth) but we didn't because i was sick the day before i left japan..... i even came back 2 hours earlier from work..... i'm sure we can try next time!

What we have to try harder next time is TIPPPPP system, we don't have it in japan, and i don't know much about value in Thai. i'm sure i failed to tip some people ahhhhhhhhh.

i updated frickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/24870849@N04/?saved=1 they keep saying over free space, i should post other website from next time!

who come to thai next time with me???

let's gooooooo-----------------

2008 is over, 359 days left 2009!

i think i am getting older.... i know this is not something i can change, but last year was stayble... i guess there were not much new things or changing myfelf, but insted of myself, my friends and family(only my sister) had great year, made big change.

Seekign changes round me makes my body itchy!!!! i want to do something totally new, just forget whatever i have, go somewhere no body knows me, and realize that i am growing up or even getting older, because i am stainding reality what i have. oh well....

BUT, i know there is one thing i can't get rid of it, and thanks to my daily life, i can do this!!!

Yes, traveling!!!!

yay yay:) i am going to Thai next week! oh yeah, i am so glad that i am Japanese, good access to other Asian country, ironically we are still strong for even currency and visa things, this is good for us, but we have to think about this too.

anyway, i am trying to eat good food!, not expensive foodm but healthy one as much as i can.

here are some Avocado on rice, and tofu. I made both rice bowls:)

ボロ市 free market. big one!

i can't switch pictures in order, how can i do???? this is my new favorite plate i got today, 200 yen!

Police man needs to look people's safety from high high place.

my lunch, miso soup from some local area, vegitarian menuuuu 300 yen!

Coolest granma! she was taking photos! Even her back was bent while she was working, but not the secoud when she takes photos.

i had day off yesterday, went to free market in Setagaya. I saw the news 2 days ago there is big big free market in Setagaya, near shibuya area. so, i decided to go by myself, it was tuesday, and sunny day. there was no reason i shuold not go----, fun funfun.

Met cool people, got great plates and screw, sofacover, and measure cup, dressing bottle, etc...

i had a great day,

naoko

Kamakura & Enoshima, Windy trippu!

My sister, mother and myself went to Enoshima where located south of Kamakura another day.

I worked before meeting up with them, and called my sister to pick me up at Ofuna station. BUBBBBUUUT, she was sleeping when i got Yokohama, she picked me up on time, so it was perfect. but i knew she will be late if i didn't call her..... oh well..... she is my sister.

Anyway, i slept only one hour after night shift, but i wasn't so tired some how. wonderful thing to feel. we planned to go some temples, like big butta etc.. but realized all the leaves has not turn the color this year yet. sooooo, can you guess what we did????

we cleaned her apartment!!!!!! as tyler knows, my sister cannot finish cleaning, same with me, but she has two cats, and it's always mess everywhere, covered with clothes, stuff, everywhere, i mean, everywhere....

we spend all most all day to clean up her living room, kitchen, storage??? bed room, bath room, closet, entrance! i didn't take any photo to compare, but we felt soo goood after cleaning up her room. hope she can keep it up!!!!

Next day, we stayed her apt., we went to Bakerly around 9:00 AM in Hayama, i forgot the name of restaurant but they serve just baked pastry only for 1200 for all you can eat for 90 mins! we had so many pastries, uhhhhhhmmmm. if you have any chance to come this area, I will take you over there! it's really really good, people always wait for having break fast, this time, we were secound group, but after we had seat, 5-6 group was waiting at outside!!!

After out stomache was filled with great food, we decided to go to Enoshima! I think i have been there when i was junior high school. but i don't remenber..... I'm sure Taylor went there when she was here, it's a tiny irand. we walked up and down about one hour, it was very nice. It 's kinda top of hill, so we saw mount fuji with beautiful sunshine above sky!

Check out the beautiful day in Enoshimsaaaaa,

oh, i got hair cut toooo! very short now!

Naoko

Day off, chilly chilly

I miss the feeling of adventure, to see, try new things, in different country.

where should i go next????

here are some more photos from Vietnam. oh, i should go somewhere while Yen is strong!!!

if i go to EU area, it is much cheaper for us, but i need to take more than one week off.i don't think i can do that soon..... then Asia country is on top of my list..... i should go,, taipei? or Korea, i've never been to korea yet. i should better look up some info!

today, i have to convinience store to pay all my utilities and get go pass at Shinjyuku station. what elese?? better cook some food. ok.... i should start from reserch for next travellllulululululuuuuuu,

naoko

Vietnam trip!!!! Wants to go back already!

I've been busy since i came back to japan, not only working. oh, i went to work on the day when i came back, i stopped by my apt. once to leave stuff and take shower, then went to work!! The funny thing is i haven't told anyone at my work that i was going to Vietnam for 3 nights 5 days! so pepole at my work thinks i had 3 days off and stayed in JAPAN!!! so it was hard and fun for met to keep the secret:) Anyway, I took Aroma test yesterday so i had to study right after i came back to here, and we had huge parties 2 nights.... wait... i came back on 29th, and parties were held on 29th and 30th. oh yeah, we had over 100 people each party and i came back my apt around 1AM, sleep 4 hours and study/work..... that was hard.... after i took aroma test yesterday, i slept over 10 hours, good sleep:)

anyway, i loved vietnam! if you have been to Thai, you can compare how Vietnam is well organized and developoing so fast. Me and my friend left tokyo on 25th eveing aroun 7 PM by ANA flight(it was first time for me to take ANA because it is sooooo expensive ticket, except this one!) and got Ho Chi Min airport at 24:00. Our tickets includes pick up service and hotels so they drove us to the hotel dorectly! The Ho chi Min airport was really moden, clean, new! they renewed last year, much better than Narita! i was soooo suprized because i was expecting the air port in Thai, like realy old building, clouded, local people try to sell items to traveler.... etc... but not in Vietnam.

We haven't decide what we ganna do before we leave, we decided what kind of tour we ganna do on the airplane, 1st day, tour of Mecon river(tyler, this is what i was talking about), 2nd day, going to Mui Ne where famous for yellow desert and beach at night. ans stay one night, come back Ho Chi Min on 27th, shopping on 28th and leave at midnight flight! We asked some detalis at front desk right after we got, but it was midnight and could not get some detail. so we went to `Sinh Cafe` which is travel agent for foreigher, or even local people for night buses, they have fixed price, and every body speaks really good english. sowe got tour of Mecon river and tickets for Mui Ne for next day. it was so smooth:)

Mecon river was so nice, it was really wide, and calm. me and my friend was sleeping on the boat! nice sunshine, nice wind, how can we not sleeping???? hehehe, oh, but we had heavy rain on the way back to bus turminal...... very hard one, all of my body was wet, but had to stay 3 hours until we got back to Ho Chi Min.... i was lucky i didn't become sick!

it's really lonnnngggggg posting now, better take shawer and will write again sooon,

some photoooos toooo,

naoko

Ｃｏｏｋｉｎｇ！wow

tofu pate!!! with egg palnt (balsamic & miso dressing) oh, i cook this too!
tofu pate! looks good??
chocolate!!! yay, i still have some from seattle!

i haven't cook, so long time. wait, when was last time cook something??? i think o cook something after i came back to japan, since the end of last month.... oh, i cook some japanese food, hijiki(japanese seaweed), and rice... some salad maybe??

anyway, i cooked TOFU pate today!!!!! and it was soooo good!!!!!!

i cooked for 5 people, because i use one pack of tofu! i can bing my lunch or dinner at work from tomorrow! sweet! i wish if i can have dinner with somebody, eating alone is not fun at all. but i guess i have to do this so far.

oh, we haven't get?? any typhoon this year, i just saw wether news and they said so! wow! great news!

one more thing i need to tell you,!!! i think i cannot stop soe thig really crazy to get out this reallity, i'm going to vietnam next week! leaving on Sunday 25th and coming back on 29th morning. As usual, i work night shift on 24th and get on flihgt on 25th at 5:00 PM!

it wasn't my idea, me and my friend was going to Okinawa(south japan, tiny ireland) but we were too late to gt ticket. so, we diceded to go vietnam! finally! i really wanted to see my vietnamise frined there, but she is in SEATTLE! can you believe this????? i was there last month, and she was there too, waiting for green card(immigrants will be proofed to live in US forever by this card)!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i just did not knowwwwwwww. she is one of my best friend while i was seattle as student, we took same classes, studied together, went to parties!!!!!

anyway, this is proof of my dinner today.

naoko

beautiful day, yay, day off!

pizza! yay yay

mixising! very serious....
lovely coupleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
natural water back to nature.

i came back this city again, again, again,

seems it's totally fall right now, air is really fresh, feels great.

i almost fiished for cleaning up travel mess this morning, finished laundry etc etc. i still need vacume floor and tastami mat though. i probably should before i go out today, because it is still 9:30 i woke up at 5:00 am this morning, i hope this will help for adjust time difference! i was sleeping all day, i mean, all day, from 9:30am yeastersday- 5:00 am today. i woke up several times for bathroom and some food sometime, but mostly i just slept long time.

i want to go back nature, staying in a forest, music is from liver, chilly chily night( except this part) i guess i have many things more than i need. i want to eat tofu. i had some chiken and pork on the air plane, made me sick... i guess i should be vegitarian.

one thing i forgot in the states was buy ipod. i got $800 for overbooking, so i've should get ipod nano in there, much cheaper in states. oh, i need to go to bank today to exchange reward.

while i was not in japan, i guess Mr. Aso became prime ministor somehow, no idea what happened. oh well.

i read my friends blog, the title was `happines becomes real when it is shared` i blieve that is right. i'm so bored to living in this aparment by myself. eat alone, sleep alone, clean alone( for myself?? i guess i don't need then..)

i had so much fun while i was there, maybe too fun to come back and face this reality. thank you everybody!! my mind need to adjust what i am doing, but it will take time.

here are some photos===== ;)

naoko

I am almost there over the pacific Ocean!

I am working, it's still 2:53 am, i thought it will be hard to finish all of monthly tasks i have to handle before i leave, but i am done! quick quick.

i am very lazy to report what is going on my daily life, i really love sleeping, that makes me rally really lazy. This time, when i visit, i haven't make any actual plan yet, tyler and i will go to camping and some day visit seattle. but that's it. sounds good.

i got 10 days off, that's unbelievable! i'm lucky! so lucky!

after 8:00 AM today, 5 hours ahead, i can be free, free from everything. great, but what i would need is going to be SLEEP...

i hope i can meet everybody while i am in seattle and have sunny, graceful, special, peaceful, memorable, great time with all of you!

onething, i forgot a cable for my camera, i think my camera is canon, does anyone has cable same type with mine??

Exotic tea makes me soooo relax

i love spicy food, especially in this season, summer, i order extra spicy food and put more spice for everything, for example, pizza, vietnamise food, thai food, Japanese food, everything. put tabasco, looks almost cover everything in a plate. but it's just taste so goood, some times i can just taste spice only, but i can enjoy original taste later.

anyway, i had 2 days off and before i take days off, i worked day shift(2pm-10pm) and watched 24 series one( last 3 DVD discs) and went to bed, it was almost 4 am... shilly but i could not stop watching! then i of course over slept next morning(I suppose to go celamic class by 10AM, but you know i couldn't make it!!) and i changed the schedule for next day, which is today.

Except i did some laundy and went to celamic class, i did nothing. that's what i need on my day off. but i regret if i could use my time more valuable... oh well, it's ok. i like being lazy.

Oh, this is tea i am having right now. I believe Lydia had same kind of tea before(I saw it on her blog), this is from China, Jasmine tea with real leaves and flowers(White flower is Jasmin, not yellow one) It is amazing that Chinese people make some tea and tie very nicely with other flower. i should read some book insted of watching DVD such a long time...

naoko

32C , summer time!

hot hot hot, swet swet swet....... i hate to help party thing, too much husle, noise, seeing annoying people, words, mess. i hate iiiittttttttt, especially it was caused by my boss. but today is the day for reflesh. no work, got hair cut!

well, i got bored to living alone in this area and trying to find something new and fun.

Apple pie was so tasty, i had it in a morning before work with seattle coffee, i believe that beans were from Origin 23. great starting the day!!!!

And another photo is taken at Aya's place when i visit her and cats. you know cats hair is changing right now from winter to summer, i grabed Shu's hair around neck and put it back on the head, just for new fashion for cats' world hehehe.

and and and i finally got hair cut! died hair too, but you probably can't see the difference, anyway, i paid a lot of money for it, but could not choose another way.

hot hot hot day, summwe is comming soon, but we still have to wait some rain, oh well.....

Italian cafe, with lots of chairs!

I went to Shibuya from my work another day to meet my friends.

it was so nice to walk street which is opposite from my work, my commute streets.

it took about 30 min by walking slowly to get shibuya station, great refreshing, and i knew there is nice cafe on the way to get shibuya, so i finally grabed the oppotunity to try LATTE, always latte! you can tell if the restaurant serves good coffee or not if you taste latte with strong espresso and milk form you know??

anyway, i love that place, need to go back soon,

naoko